The 'E' Type Forum

Remove the exhaust manifold and have a looking in the exhaust ports to see what's going on....if plugs are wet with oil then head gasket......sounds to me like head off anyway.....Steve... I pulled the carbs and saw that the intake runners had a lot of oil in them. Assuming the exhaust will look th...

MarekH wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 7:51 pm

How much oil did they put in?
How much is left?

kind regards
Marek

Oil was filled to proper level. The engine is sucking oil in and blowing it out and smoking along the way.

Heuer wrote: ↑

Wed Nov 13, 2024 9:53 pm

Agree with Marek, could be overfill of oil. Drain and refill per service manual. Overfilling can ruin an engine as you get crank slap which causes the oil to foam which in turn means poor oil circulation.

Crank case was filled to correct level, so that part is OK.

I didn't build the engine. The head and bottom end were built separately as well. This is an extraordinary amount of smoke. Not a few minutes but every time it runs. There's so much oil blasting through the exhaust, it's leaking through the exhaust manifold to head joint. Guides are what I'm thinkin...

Hello all, searching for troubleshooting ideas: Fresh 4.2 rebuilt engine BILLOWS grey oil smoke after first start-up. 1. It's not water, it's oil. 2. Oil is seeping from exhaust manifold to head gasket and blows all the way to end of BOTH tail pipes. 3. All six plugs are coated with oil 3. Leakdown ...